Method of forming eyes on wire



Nov. 30, 1948. 1. DIAMOND 9 METHOD OF FORMING EYES ON WIRE Filed March16, l944- 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov.30,1948.' LmAMoNb 2,454,997'

METHOD OF FORMING EYES ON WIRE Filed March 16, 1944 Y 2 Sheets-Sheet 2'35 g KAR mama s fil www wire within a piano.

Patented Nov. 30, 1948 ED .;..STA.T: E.'S PATENT OFFIC I 'METHQD F'Ff g0N L 'iamond, Wash on ass m .0:

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Appiiea-tion March 16, 194.4,;Se11iabN0. 52.65160 2,Clain1s. 1401 .04)

This intentionlates :to the io ins .Qf ornectorends on wi e and morharti ula y o th o m ng of loan ends on s eel o piano Wine leaders su has mp yed Joy fi h r-men n a ed in -he r .eame hin dhe invent on alsrelate 2. 3 (th formin o end :on Wi e. which end may e attached toherflbifidii sue as is ine i d in conneet on w th the i stallihaef a io:P ior totheinstant.iin eo iqn v shermeni oope the end of {thei steel on an Wine leaders by twistin the wire hyilland r with th aid of a pai[of :pliers. The -twistin of he WEB deep as distin uished {f om-.wranpine i a me a iVeIy dimeomplishedziniazsatisfaoto iyscannerz yanexpert. 'liheatyvistin of this-wire by handds not only ye y dimcnlthutitlis hardmnthe handandthe formins of a feW 1 10 1 5 by hand may mo e rJ s severely injure the amateur or occasional ifisherman. "line twistinQfith Wir loop ith'the aid of ,:a pair .of pliers ev n when accomplished:by an expert may :result in .an inferior loop as the slightest iniuryLtO the (loop by the :pliers may resuit in 1a l breakiandtheresultanttloss of ear and fish.

It is important that the ;-1,oo,ps1;ioe :neatly and accurately formed-.and securely 'held without "injury to :themire. Furthermore, itpisimportant that the fisherman he able .to fabricate :these looped ends:of ;his:1ea.der :readily I so :that ihis (-fiShing may be more or lessuninterrupted while the .gamejis runningsorthe fishing is good.

Flt :is aniohject ofcthe:instant-invention :torteach a :novel method :offorming .a zloQpOn the end .of

aJIength of wire.

"-Itiis a ziurthersobi'ect of the inst-ant invention to-provideja-naccessory element for use inconnection with :the :forming ;of @aconnecting end adjaoent-rtheendaof .-a-:1ength ofzsteeLwire.

It is another object stO :teach1themethod of makingamovellkIlOb-fitithfi end of the'lengthmf steel .wire.

ItJis still another iObjGCt 'of the invention (to provide aimetho'd forforming e 310013861 end-wire leader which method can be readily carriedout by an: amateurxor inexperienced fisherman.

Other z objects and :the nature and advantages of the :invention willrbe apparent from the :iollowing description .taken :in.conjunotionwith: the accompanying :drawings, :wherein:

Figure :1 :is :a .Wire :ring formed .from .184 length of wiremonnectedatboth. ends in accordance with thevinvention;

Fig.2 is:a .view imperspeotive showing the first step-of :the knot1fo-r=ming-operatiom Fig. 3,is,a yiew:simi1arto,.-F igu1fe z showingt-he second stepinthe knot forming operation;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Figures 2-3 showing the third step :ofthe-knot .formin-g. operation;

Fig.5 is a mew-similar to Figs. 2-; showing the ion-nth step of the knotformin operation;

Fig. 6 .isa yiewsirnilar to Figs. 2+5 showing the fi th steppf the knotfo m ng operati n;

.Fis- W is a ew smila to gs- '1 sho ng the si th tep of the kn t fa m go r ti n;

l 8 i a i pe sp tive o t e t a forme 1 th nd o a pi e o wi in acc da (wth th inv nt pn; Y

. Fi -1 1 s a ne parti i el v o and nea ly s t n o a p ano Wire l a hvin on en erme ier th r ce t on o whe s and th ethe end formed toreceive fishing line;

his 0 i a e in {Pers e f asses Q 5 element n e in eonn at o th o mine 9onne to -e ds or wi e;

.Fis- A1 i a sectiona y ew i oo s he i t e 611. 1 tion 0 the ar owstaken a ong lin h d 41 Fi ure Fi 1: i a iiB-W similar to its 1 ut 9modified orm s a cessor el ment;

,F 1 :1 as de d fiw p the Applied en s own a ithetop o fi -ifi w th he119 p t iste ut o its normal plane merely for the purpose of illustraton;

El a i f is ay ewinartly-in el tatioh ndpart y ini e tidn clpsiieiaasnott d:wireen ac r ance Wit. h in ent on in a tens l stren t tetin ima h ne;

.zFis. :1=. s:a view natt yiin elevat on and part y in e ti n dis losinamodifiedsformof ac essory element;v V

.Fig. :.1.6 151.34. sid view in eleyat pn :Q a modified formof connector,andFig. 16a is azview taken at friehtzaneles tot-the :View "in Fig.=16;

Fig. 1'? isauviewin eleyationof aymodified form of mire conneotonend;and

Fig. 18.:is a view @in perspective of 1a modified form :of wire:connectorend.

Referring to Figure 10 the endof (the wireito be :looped 11s :firstthreaded through the 1 hole so in :the accessoryrelement an ;-to :theinterior $2 and ithen .==th-readed :through one corner V of :the slot 34to the outside of (the accessory element 3.1. Thewireaismhenipulledithroughtheaccessory element and ithrea'ded :through:the ;.eye. of .a :fishi'ng ':h00k H .or i-any .other 1 element to whichthe loop :is 1703136 secured. The free end-10f :the wire is .thenf-ormed "into a :large deep and the .end thereof again :threa-ded hackinto -:the accessory element 3 I through ;the :corner :35 .of the slot6:4. ilyhe ,free end :within 11116 {accessory element :31 is thenpulleroutzthrou hethe la e openingdnethe side .36 ;for a convenient :length:so that :a .knot can h zt edat th end t ereo the ma ab outitodescribed- E QfQ 'iIJE 1 Bias. ..;2.:8 in 1usive.-with {the end o t e-Wir ;romi h .i ideof th accesso y elemen 3 poi tin ardrtheiwir iie meand withth nlie sheld;inetheariah ihandze the wi 35 former.moreparticularly as shownin Fig. 2, the wire is gripped by the nose ofthe pliers 31 close to the short end 38 and the long end 39 is broughtabout in a horizontal plane through an angle of 180 as shown in Fig. 3so that the long end is now parallel to the short end. The short end 38is then bent underneath the long end through an angle of 90 as shown inFigure 4. The short and long ends are then gripped by the fingers of theleft hand of the wire former while the pliers are rotated about the axisof the pliers through an angle of 360 in the direction of the arrowshown in Fig. 5. In Fig. 5 the pliers have completed one-quarter of theturn and in Fig. 6 they have been turned 360. The short end 38 is thenbent in the horizontal plane away from the wire former and through anangle of 90 to a position shown in Fig. 7. The excess wire at the end ofthe shortend 38 may then be broken off by bending the wire up and downuntil failure occurs at the bend so that a neat knot 40 is formed asshown in Figure 8. The knot 40 is then pulled back to withinf theaccessory element 3| through the opening '38 by'pulling on the wirewhich was threaded through the corner 35 of the slot 34. One jaw of thepliers is then passed through the large loop extending from the slot 34of the accessory element 3| in a manner such that the round portion 4|thereof is immediately adjacent the slot 34. The leader wire 42 is thenpulled sharply backward through the hole 30 so that the large loopadjacent the slot 34 is quickly formed into arelatively small neat loop45, as shown in the top of Fig. 9, for the hook H or other elementsadapted to be associated therewith. If desired the side walls 43 and 44may be clamped together to form a neat housing for the knot 40 withinthe accessory element 3|. 1

The accessory element 3| is preferably formed of metal. It may bestamped or cut from tubing, die cast or formed in any other suitablemanner. The hole 30 is located slightly to one side of the axis B-B ofthe accessory element 3|, shown in Fig. 10, in order to facilitatethe'neat location of the knot 40 therewithin. The slot- 34 may belocated closer to the top opening 36 and further away from the bottom inorder to facilitate the threading and manoeuvering of the knot intoplace as described. The slotted end of the accessory element 3| shown inFig. may be taller than the end pierced at 30 in order to form a neathousing about the knot 40. The slotted end may also be wider than theopposite end for the same reason.

In Figure 12, the side walls 43' and 44 of a modified form ofaccessory'element are formed with inner concave surfaces so as to make aneat housing about the knot 40.

Referring to Figure the accessory element 3|" may be initially formedfrom a flat stamping into the shape shown so that the two ends of theflat stamping overlap each other and the wire 42 threaded through thealigned openings The loop 45 is formed adjacent the slot 34" in themanner already described.

Referring to Figure 9, the lower end of the wire leader 42 may then bethreaded through the centrally located opening 46 in the accessory ring41 and the knot tied in the end of the wire and pulled into place in themanner already described. The end 5| of the accessory ring 41 may thenbe engaged by the fishing line 52 in any well known manner.

In the modification shown in Figs. 16 and 16a;

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the ring element 41a, which may be used in place of ring element 41, isprovided with two flaps 48 which may be bent into place as shown, tosnugly house the knot 40 when it is formed Within the ring element 41a.The sides 49 and 50 may be squeezed with the aid of the pliers againstthe knot 40 if desired.

In place of using the ring element 41, the modified form of ring element41', shown in Fig. 17, or the modified form of ring element 41", shownin Fig.'18, may be utilized. The ring element 41' shown in Fig. 17 issimilar to ring element 41a shown in Figs. 16 and 16a with the upper end5| of the ring portion being of a larger radius for engagement with thefishing line. The ring element 41" shown in Fig. 18, is generally in theshape of a keyhole with the lower portion 53 thereof adapted to engagethe knot 40 and the upper portion 5|" is formed in a manner tocorrespond to a relatively large radius and is adapted to be engagedwith a fishing line 52". The ring element 41" need not have flapscorresponding to the flaps 48 of the ring element 41.

In Fig. 14 the wire 42 is threaded through the tubular opening 54 in thechuck 55 and the knot 40 is formed on the end thereof. The knot is thenpulled into the depression 56 formed in the top of the chuck 55. Theother end of the wire 42 may be similarly associated with another chuck.The two chucks may be located in a tensile testing machine. The chuck 55may be located in a movable fixture 6B, the movement of which may beregulated by the user of the machine.

In Figure 1 the two ends of the wire 51 are threaded through the twoholes 58 in the accessory 59 and two knots 40 are formed on the ends ofthe wire. This built up ring assembly can be used in fabrication of netswherein the rings made by the wire 51 may be interlaced so that flexiblefabric results. 1

The instant invention not only can be utilized in the assembling ofhooks to leader lines and leader lines to fishing lines but it iscapable of universal use wherever connection of great strength isrequired between. a steel wire and another element. It may be used inconnection with the association of a wire specimen to be tested fortensile strength with a testing machine. By the utilization of theknot40 on' the end of the wire it may be associated with a chuck, forexample, as shown in Fig. 14. The knot may also be used in the assemblyof piano wire in piano constructions or in other musical instrumentconstructions using piano wire.

In the fabrication of leaders for fishing lines it is customary to usepiano wire of sizes No. 7 to No. 11. The average loop made by theaverage fisherman with a No. 9 wire twisting his wire by hand will failwhen a pull of60 to pounds is applied to the wire. An expert maymanufacture a loop of No. 9 wire which will stand a tensile strength ofabout one-hundred pounds. Failure in each case occurs at the loop.

When loops are formed in accordance with the instant invention and apull is applied to the wire the failure occurs in the wire at about thetensile strength of the wire which for a No. 9 wire is about pounds. Inpracticing the instant invention uniformity is assured and an amateurcan consistently manufacture loops capable of withstanding the maximumtensile stress. I

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes maybe made without departing from the spirit of the invention and thereforethe invention is not limited to what is shown in the drawings anddescribed in the specification but only as indicated in the appendedclaims.

Whatis claimed is:

1. The method of manufacturing a knot in the end of a steel wireconsisting in bending the end of the wire into the form of a U having ashort leg and a long leg, bending the short leg at a point adjacent thebase of the U substantially at right angles and across the long leg withthe long leg overlying the short leg, then while holding the two legs inthis position twisting the loop thus formed at the base of the U aboutthe axis of the short leg through an angle of approximately 360 so thata wrap is made about the short leg, then bending the free end of theshort leg through an angle of approximately 90 toward the loop andgenerally in the plane of the loop to form a neat knot.

2. The method recited in claim 1, shortening the short leg to the lengthof the loop.

ISRAEL DIAMOND.

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